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| Hare Says He'll Keep Pushing for More Funding for Galesburg Projects |
Congressman Phil Hare says he believes a lot of good will come to Galesburg from the economic stimulus bill, but hopes it won't stop there.
Hare was in Galesburg Wednesday afternoon, where he told reporters and area officials at the Galesburg Welcome Center that the nearly $2.9 billion the state is expected to receive in the bill starting in March or April could create 7,000 jobs in his 17th District alone, but as expected, funding for things like proposed railroad overpasses and the National Railroad Hall of Fame aren't included.
Hare says, though, there's a chance money will come anyway for those measures sometime in the form of another spending bill. "All of the earmarks and all of the things that we submitted last time on the Omnibus Spending Bill are going to automatically be added to the (new) bill," Hare said. "So any projects that the City of Galesburg had -- the overpasses -- those are going to be automatically moved into the bill. And if you have any more, I was told there was going to be an additional $60 billion in (the bill)."
Hare is referring to spending approved in previous bills that former President Bush vetoed in favor of more spending on the wars on terror.
He says the House is expected to work on a budget after that.
(Congressman Phil Hare speaks Wendesday afternoon at the Galesburg Welcome Center.)
(A large crowd of media, supporters, and local government officials were in attendance Wednesday at the Galesburg Welcome Center to listen to Rep. Hare. WGIL News Story and Photos by Will Stevenson.) |
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